Emergency Management Glossary

​What are we talking about?

A - B

A&W - Alert and Warning
AA - Administering Agency
AAR - After Action Report
AFN - Access & Functional Needs
AFO - Area Field Office
ANG - Army National Guard
AO - Administrative Order
AR - Atmospheric River
ARB - Air Resources Board
ARC - American Red Cross
ARP - Accidental Risk Prevention
ATC-20 - Applied Technology Council-20
ATC-21 - Applied Technology Council-21
BCP - Budget Change Proposal
BOC - Business Operations Center
BSA - California Bureau of State Audits

C  ​

CA-ESF - California Emergency Support Function
CAER - Community Awareness & Emergency Response
CalARP - California Accidental Release Prevention
CalBO - California Building Officials
CalEPA - California Environmental Protection Agency
CalREP - California Radiological Emergency Plan
CalSCIP – California Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan
CalSIEC – California Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee
CALSTARS - California State Accounting Reporting System
CARES - California Animal Response Emergency System
CalTRANS - California Department of Transportation
CBO - Community Based Organization
CCC - California Conservation Corps
CD - Civil Defense
CDE - California Department of Education
CDF - California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
CDFA - California Department of Forest & Agriculture
CDHS – California Department of Health Services
CDMG - California Division of Mines and Geology
CDPH - California Department of Public Health
CDSS - California Department of Social Services
CEC - California Energy Commission
CEPEC - California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council
CESRS - California Emergency Services Radio System
CGD - California Geological Survey
CHIP - California Hazardous Identification Program
CHMIRS - California Hazardous Materials Incident Reporting System
CHP - California Highway Patrol
CLETS - California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
CMD - California Military Department
CMAS – California Multiple Award Schedules
CNG – California National Guard
CONOPS - Continuity of Operations
COOP - Continuity of Operations Plan
CSTI - California Specialized Training Institute
CSWC – California State Warning Center
CTD – Communications and Technology Development Division (of OES)
CUEA - California Utilities Emergency Association
CUPA - Certified Unified Program Agency

D​

DAD - Disaster Assistance Division (of the state Office of Emergency Svcs)
DFO - Disaster Field Office
DCPP - Diablo Canyon Power Plant
DGS - California Department of General Services
DGS-PD – Dept General Services Procurement Division
DGS-TD – Dept. General Services Telecommunications Division
DHS – Federal Department of Homeland Security
DHS-RHB - California Department of Health Services, Radiological Health Branch
DMORT – Disaster Mortality Assistance Team
DO - Duty Officer
DOC - Department Operations Center
DOD - Department of Defense
DOE - Department of Energy (U.S.)
DOF - California Department of Finance
DOJ - California Department of Justice
DPA - California Department of Personnel Administration
DPH - Department of Public Health
DPIG - Disaster Preparedness Improvement Grant
DR - Disaster Response
DRCC - Disaster Recovery Center
DRCC – Disaster Resistant California Conference
DSA - Division of the State Architect
DSR - Damage Survey Report
DSS - Department of Social Services
DSW - Disaster Service Worker
DSTC – CA Department of Toxic Substance Control
DWR - California Department of Water Resources

E - H​

EAS - Emergency Alerting System
EDIS - Emergency Digital Information System
EDO - Executive Duty Officer
EERI - Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
EF - Emergency Function
EMA - Emergency Management Assistance
EMAC – Emergency Management Assistance Compact
EMAP - Emergency Management Accreditation Program
EMI - Emergency Management Institute
EMMA - Emergency Managers Mutual Aid
EMPG – Emergency Management Performance Grant
EMS - Emergency Medical Services
EO - Executive Order
EOC - Emergency Operations Center
EOP - Emergency Operations Plan
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.)
EPEDAT - Early Post Earthquake Damage Assessment Tool
EPI - Emergency Public Information
EPIC - Emergency Public Information Council
ESC - Emergency Services Coordinator
ESF - Emergency Support Function
FAY - Federal Award Year
FCO – Federal Coordinating Officer
FDAA - Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
FEAT - Governor’s Flood Emergency Action Team
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
FFY - Federal Fiscal Year
FIR - Final Inspection Reports
FIRM - Flood Insurance Rate maps
FIRESCOPE - Firefighting Resources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies
FMA - Flood Management Assistance
FMAG – Fire Management Assistance Grant
FSA - Federal Staging Area
FSR - Feasibility Study Report
FY - Fiscal Year
GEOEC – Governor’s Emergency Operations Executive Council
GIS - Geographical Information System
GOAR – Governor’s Office Action Request
GO-BIZ - California Governor's Office of Business & Economic Development
HAZMAT - Hazardous Materials
HAZMIT - Hazard Mitigation
HAZUS - Hazards-United States (an earthquake damage assessment prediction tool)
HCD - Housing and Community Development
HEICS - Hospital Emergency Incident Command System
HEPG - Hospital Emergency Planning Guidance
HIA - Hazard Identification & Analysis Unit
HMEP - Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness
HMGP - Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
HSEEP – Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program
HSGP – Homeland Security Grant Program

I - O​

IA - Individual Assistance
IAP - Incident Action Plan
IDE - Initial Damage Estimate
IC - Incident Commander
ICE - U.S. Immigration &Customs Enforcement
ICP – Incident Command Post
ICS - Incident Command System
IFG - Individual & Family Grant (program)
IPA - Information and Public Affairs (of state Office of Emergency Services)
IHP - Individuals & Households Program
IMAT - Incident Management Assistance Team
IND - Improvised Nuclear Device
IOF - Initial Operating Facility
IRG - Incident Response Geographic Information System
IRT – Incident Response Team
JEOC – Joint Emergency Operations Center
JFO – Joint Field Office
JIC – Joint Information Center
JIS - Joint Information System
JRIES – Joint Regional Information Exchange System
LAC – Local Assistance Center
LAN - Local Area Network
LEMA - Law Enforcement Mutual Aid
LEPC - Local Emergency Planning Committee
LEVS – Law Enforcement and Victims Services Branch (of OES)
MAC Group - Multiagency Coordination Group
MARAC - Mutual Aid Regional Advisory Council
MHID - Multi-hazard Identification
MHOAC - Medical Health Operational Area Coordinator
MOA - Memorandum of Agreement
MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
NBC - Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
NDRF - National Disaster Recovery Framework
NEMA - National Emergency Management Agency
NEMIS - National Emergency Management Information System
NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program
NGO - Non-Governmental Organization
NIMS - National Incident Management System
NIMSCAST - National Incident Management System Compliance Assistance Support Tool
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association
NPP - Nuclear Power Plant
NRF - National Response Framework
NSF - National Science Foundation
NWS - National Weather Service
OA - Operational Area
OASIS - Operational Area Satellite Information System
OCC - Operations Coordination Center
OCD - Office of Civil Defense
OCJP – Office of Criminal Justice Planning
OEP - Office of Emergency Planning
OES - California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
OHS – Governor’s Office of Homeland Security
OPI – Office of Public Information (of OES)
ORT - Operational Readiness Team
OSHPD - Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
OSPR - Oil Spill Prevention and Response

P - R​

PA - Public Assistance
PC - Personal Computer
PDA - Preliminary Damage Assessment
PFO – Principle Federal Official
PIO - Public Information Officer
POD - Point of Distribution
POST - Police Officer Standards and Training
PPA/CA - Performance Partnership Agreement/Cooperative Agreement (FEMA)
PRA – Public Records Act
PSA - Public Service Announcement
PSC - Public Safety Communications (OES)
PSRSPC – Public Safety Radio Strategic Planning Committee
PSPS - Public Safety Power Shutoff
PTAB - Planning and Technological Assistance Branch
PTR - Project Time Report
PUC - Public Utilities Comission
RA - Regional Administrator (OES)
RADEF - Radiological Defense (program)
RAMP - Regional Assessment of Mitigation Priorities
RAPID - Railroad Accident Prevention & Immediate Deployment
RDD - Radiological Dispersal Device
RDMHS - Regional Disaster Medical Health Coordinator
RDO - Radiological Defense Officer
RDMHC - Regional Disaster Medical Health Coordinator
REOC - Regional Emergency Operations Center
REPI - Reserve Emergency Public Information
RES - Regional Emergency Staff
RIMS - Response Information Management System
RMP - Risk Management Plan
RPU - Radiological Preparedness Unit (OES)
RRCC - Regional Response Coordination Center
RRT - Regional Response Team
RSF - Recovery Support Function
RTTAC – Regional Terrorism Threat Assessment Center

S - W​

SA - Special Agent
SAA – State Authorized Agency
SAM - State Administrative Manual
SAP - Safety Assessment Program
SAR - Search & Rescue
SARA - Superfund Amendments & Reauthorization Act
SAVP - Safety Assessment Volunteer Program
SBA - Small Business Administration
SCO - California State Controller’s Office
SCO – State Coordinating Officer
SEP - State Emergency Plan
SEMS - Standardized Emergency Management System
SEPIC - State Emergency Public Information Committee
SESC - Senior Emergency Services Coordinator
SHSGP – State Homeland Security Grant Program
SITREP - Situation Report
SLA - State and Local Assistance
SOC - State Operations Center
SONGS - San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
SOP - Standard Operating Procedure
SPR - Stakeholder Preparedness Review
SSA - Supervisory Special Agent
SSA - State Staging Area
STAC - State Threat Assessment Center
STTAC – State Terrorism Threat Assessment Center
SWAT - Special Weapons & Tactics
SWEPC - Statewide Emergency Planning Committee
TA - Technical Assistance
T&E – Training and Exercise
TEC - Travel Expense Claim
THIRA - Threat Hazards & Identification Risk Assessment
TICP – Tactical Interoperable Communications Plan
TLO - Terrorism Liaison Officer
TRU - Transuranic
TTT - Train the Trainer
TTX - Tabletop Exercise
UASI - Urban Area Security Initiative
UC - Unified Command
UCG - Unified Coordination Group
UOC - Utilities Operations Center
UPA - Unified Program Account
UPS - Uninterrupted Power Source
USA - United States Army
USAF - United States Air Force
USBP - United States Border Patrol
USCG - United States Coast Guard
USDOT - United States Department of Transportation
USFS - United States Forest Service
USGAO - United States Government Accountability Office
USMC - United States Marine DCorps
USN - United States Navy
USAR - Urban Search and Rescue
USGS - United States Geological Survey
VAL - Volunteer Agency Liasion
VOAD - Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters
WAR – Week Ahead Report
WAN - Wide Area Network
WIPP - Waste Isolation Pilot Project
WSCA - Western States Contracting Alliance